I am looking to buy a usb hard drive. I want it to be used in fat32 for homebrew and NTFS/ WTFS for Wii games. Most hard drives on the market are usb 3.0. I read that the Wii has some issues with usb 3.0 drives, such as not being abnle to read them, unable to play emulators, using too much power etc.
I found a good deal on a WD My Passport 1tb usb 3.0 drive. Yes, 1 tb is a lot of space, but the store near where i live is selling the 1tb drive for only $5 more than the 500gb version. So, I figure it's worth the extra money.
I found the drive on the compatability gbatemp compatability list, but only confirms it working for usb loaders. Homebrew remains untested. I did some searching on forums and that a special cable is needed for the usb 3.0 version so it can be used by the Wii.
If anyone can give me confirmation if this drive works for wii games, homebrew apps, emulators, and / or game cube titles, that would be great.
Thanks
Here is a link to the hard drive.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/817-o0fWn2L._AA1500_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Port...1372027266&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+my+passport+1tb
I found a good deal on a WD My Passport 1tb usb 3.0 drive. Yes, 1 tb is a lot of space, but the store near where i live is selling the 1tb drive for only $5 more than the 500gb version. So, I figure it's worth the extra money.
I found the drive on the compatability gbatemp compatability list, but only confirms it working for usb loaders. Homebrew remains untested. I did some searching on forums and that a special cable is needed for the usb 3.0 version so it can be used by the Wii.
If anyone can give me confirmation if this drive works for wii games, homebrew apps, emulators, and / or game cube titles, that would be great.
Thanks
Here is a link to the hard drive.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/817-o0fWn2L._AA1500_.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/Passport-Port...1372027266&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+my+passport+1tb